Hi to all,
I am forwarding this message because I think it is important for all women
on the list. In todays world we have to be ever mindful of our surrounds.
I just wanted to pass this along to you.
Virgie and Hoshi
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From: "rcuster" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "lisa zoeller" <[log in to unmask]>; "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD"
<[log in to unmask]>; "Allan Lockerbie" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:17 AM
Subject: true story
Know what money you are carrying! You will see why as you read on.
Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of attack,
so we have to be extra cautious. I live in Alexandria, VA, but I often work
in Lafayette, LA, staying with friends when I'm there. As you may know from
America's Most Wanted TV program, as well as the news media, there is a
serial killer in the Lafayette area. I just want to let you know about an
"incident" that happened to me a few weeks ago, and could have been deadly.
At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with it because I didn't
realize how serious this encounter was. But since I work in a jail and I
told a few people about it, it wasn't long before I was paraded into
Internal Affairs to tell them my story.
It was approximately 5:15 a.m. in Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a friend
there and was on my way to work.
I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I got $10 gas and a
Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and one $1 bill (just enough
to get my stuff).
As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the back
side of the store (an unlit area). He was an "approachable-looking" man
(clean cut, clean shaven, dressed well, etc.).
He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very paranoid and "always
looking for the rapist or killer," I didn't open the window
I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill to my window and said, "You
dropped this." Since I knew I had gone into the store with a certain amount
of money, I knew I hadn't dropped it. When I told him it wasn't mine, he
began hitting the window and door, screaming at me to open my door, and
insisting that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just drove away as
fast as I could.
After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing the man I
saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and
volatile....it was determined that I could have possibly encountered the
serial killer myself.
Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he had gained access to his
victims, since there has been no evidence of forced entry into victim's
homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been attacking in the daytime,
when women are less likely to have their guard up, means he is pretty BOLD.
So think about it...what gesture is nicer than returning money to someone
that dropped it?
How many times would you have opened your window (or door) to get your money
and say thank you.... because if the person is kind enough to return
something to you, then he can't really be a threat....can he? Please be
cautious! This might not have been the serial killer... but anyone who gets
that angry over someone not accepting money from them, can't have honorable
intentions. The most important thing to note is that his reaction was NOT
WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But what might have happened if I had
opened my door? I shudder to think.
Forward this to everyone you care about .may they be as fortunate as I
was!
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